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Lipase in breast milk...working, scoring, & storing

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I have just discovered I have excess lipase in my breast milk. I've read I need to score it before I store it but I have to express the milk while at work.
Would it be okay to refrigerate it while at work and then score it when I get home?
I just don't know if cooling it, scoring it, cooling it again for storage, and then heating it back up when it given to my daughter is okay.

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You can store it at room temperature for 4 to 8 hours after pumping at no warmer than 77 degrees F. If it is the cooling and heating process that is the concern, you could skip refrigerating it at work depending on your hours. Or not refrigerate the milk you pump at the end of the day. That's the only suggestion I've got though.

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